5. Role-playing games
From simple text-based console game to visually rich 3D experiences, role-playing games (RPGs) have consistently evolved since their origin through popular games like Battletech, Star Wars and Dungeons & Dragons. It’s a genre of video and online games where the player controls a fictional character that takes on a quest in an imaginary world. Since its inception, RPGs genre has been broadened to include online RPGs, adventure RPGs, strategy RPGs, and action RPGs. However, the growing popularity of the role-playing concept promises many more variations on the genre in the coming years.
6. Adventure games
Adventure games is one of the oldest game genres. Their origin dates back to the 1970s when the original Colossal Cave game based on the Mammoth Cave was released and its immediate successor Dungeon, which was later promoted commercially as the Zork trilogy. Although most commenters claim that Adventure games genre is in its death-throes, they are still produced and bought in roughly the same numbers as before. However, the market share of adventure games is getting smaller nowadays, and elements of these games are migrating into other most popular game genres, resulting in the very successful Action-Adventure genre.
